New Perspective
Living here is really giving me a whole new perspective on things. I mean, i always known i am a very lucky person, I have a wonderful family, a nice tight group of friends, the most caring and loving bf and I guess i never have to worry about anything except just to concentrate on study. But being here, I am surrounded by many who has to work so much harder.
I thought I was very brave for coming down here by myself, I am by all means going out of my comfort zones, but when i compare myself with other ppl, it's nothing. They've come from an entirely different country by themselves, their parents didn't come with them to make sure that everythign is settled down, and heck when they came, a lot of them can't even really speak the language well.
Ever since i am here, i thought i am well, i guess more mindful about how i spend my money. I mean, i try to keep a budget so that I can pay the part of my fees (which is damn expensive) not covered by scholarship, by the end of the year without eating into my savings nor asking parents to cover it (even tho dad already said he would). So before i woudl not think twice about buying food that are better branded, but now... it's like.. pams, budget etc I mean, i've been eyeing bluff oysters since i've heard it on the news that it was a good season this year, but.... $20.95 a dozen just isn't worth it when i can buy food for 2-3 days with the same amount. So here i am thinking how.. well more strigent i am with financial things... and then... i see my flatmates.. working 5 days a week just to cover their living costs, and on top of that, one of them is basically eating carbo with veges! and that's it @____@ no meats!!!
Then the other day my the couple who lives that the other section of the house came in while we were watchign tv, asking if it was raining, and I was like "go pick up your girlfriend from work, even if it's not raining, it might soon" he hesitated, then went. And there I was thinking, if i had to work night shift till like 10pm, there's no way my parents, nor slowpoke would let me walk home alone, even if it's just 5 minutes.
So what i've realized here, really truely for the first time, the magnitude of how lucky i truely am. And for that... i am truely... really grateful. Thank you everyone, for making my life as wonderful as it is. ^___^
I thought I was very brave for coming down here by myself, I am by all means going out of my comfort zones, but when i compare myself with other ppl, it's nothing. They've come from an entirely different country by themselves, their parents didn't come with them to make sure that everythign is settled down, and heck when they came, a lot of them can't even really speak the language well.
Ever since i am here, i thought i am well, i guess more mindful about how i spend my money. I mean, i try to keep a budget so that I can pay the part of my fees (which is damn expensive) not covered by scholarship, by the end of the year without eating into my savings nor asking parents to cover it (even tho dad already said he would). So before i woudl not think twice about buying food that are better branded, but now... it's like.. pams, budget etc I mean, i've been eyeing bluff oysters since i've heard it on the news that it was a good season this year, but.... $20.95 a dozen just isn't worth it when i can buy food for 2-3 days with the same amount. So here i am thinking how.. well more strigent i am with financial things... and then... i see my flatmates.. working 5 days a week just to cover their living costs, and on top of that, one of them is basically eating carbo with veges! and that's it @____@ no meats!!!
Then the other day my the couple who lives that the other section of the house came in while we were watchign tv, asking if it was raining, and I was like "go pick up your girlfriend from work, even if it's not raining, it might soon" he hesitated, then went. And there I was thinking, if i had to work night shift till like 10pm, there's no way my parents, nor slowpoke would let me walk home alone, even if it's just 5 minutes.
So what i've realized here, really truely for the first time, the magnitude of how lucky i truely am. And for that... i am truely... really grateful. Thank you everyone, for making my life as wonderful as it is. ^___^
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